Dick Little
English footballer
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| Intro | English footballer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1895, Ryton, United Kingdom | |
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Biography
Richard Little was an English professional football right back who played in the Scottish League for Motherwell, Hamilton Academical, Dunfermline Athletic, Cowdenbeath and Morton.
Personal life
Little served as an able seaman in the Royal Navy during the First World War and saw action at the Battle of Jutland. After retiring from football, he became a greenskeeper at Bothwell Castle Golf Club.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1912–13 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 1919–20 | Scottish First Division | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 6 |
| 1920–21 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 9 | ||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 1921–22 | Scottish Second Division | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | |
| Motherwell | 1922–23 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| 1923–24 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 1924–25 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 1925–26 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 1926–27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 1927–28 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 1928–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 168 | 11 | 13 | 1 | — | 181 | 12 | |||
| Morton | 1929–30 | Scottish First Division | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1930–31 | Scottish Second Division | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| 1931–32 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 40 | 5 | |||
| Total | 66 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 71 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 389 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 421 | 39 | ||
Honours
Hamilton Academical
- Lanarkshire Cup: 1919–20